Guinea-Bissau vs North America: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Guinea-Bissau
18.8%
in 2019
North America
0.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
North America rank
13th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- North America
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18.8% against 0.7% in North America, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 25.4 times North America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and North America ranks 13th of 96 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 0.9% | 17.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 0.8% | 16.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Guinea-Bissau or North America?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 18.8% against 0.7% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Guinea-Bissau and North America?
- 18.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and North America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and North America rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and North America ranks 13th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.